Electroatopos
| Electroatopos castaneus Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Scydmaeninae |
| Genus: | Electroatopos Chatzimanolis, Engel & Newton, 2010 |
| Species: | E. castaneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Electroatopos castaneus Chatzimanolis, Engel & Newton, 2010 | |
Electroatopos castaneus is an extinct species of ant-like stone beetle, described in 2010, and the only species in the genus Electroatopos.[1] It existed in what is now Myanmar, during the Middle Cretaceous period.[1]
References
- β 1.0 1.1 Stylianos Chatzimanolis, Michael S. Engel, Alfred F. Newton & David A. Grimaldi (2010). "New ant-like stone beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)" (PDF). Cretaceous Research 31 (1): 77β84. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.09.009.